Alexandra vs Daiva
Alexandra and Daivacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 1989, Alexandra was ranked #121 and Daiva #562 among girls in Norway.
Alexandra and Daiva over time
Alexandra and Daiva appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Daiva in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Daiva reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alexandra in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alexandra and Daiva changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 1989, ending at #121 and #562.
- Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alexandra rose about as far as Daiva fell — from #452 and #363 in 1964 to #121 and #562 in 1989.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1964–1989
Alexandra held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Daiva in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #117 in 1988, Daiva #274 in 1971.
The order changed in 1972: Alexandra moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #313 and #274; by 1972 that had become #208 and #323.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Alexandra #121, Daiva #562.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alexandra | Daiva |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025) | Norway · Girls #562 (1989) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Daiva.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alexandra
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2015
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1969–2015).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #212 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Daiva
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1989
Highest recorded position: #274 among girls in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1964–1989).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #562 among girls in Norway, in 1989.
Norway · Girls